Corrections and clarifications

A report headlined London councils review faces the axe, posted on our website on July 8, described Brian Coleman as "the new London authority chairman". He is not. He is the chair of the London Assembly. The Commission on London Governance was not established by Ken Livingstone. It was set up by the London assembly and London boroughs. It is not the case that "Labour has lost control of the Greater London Authority". The Mayor runs the Greater London Authority (GLA), while the London Assembly holds him to account. On June 10, there were separate elections for the Mayor and the London assembly. Labour dropped from nine to seven seats in the 25 member Assembly. We have pointed out the distinction between authority and assembly in a number of previous corrections.

We included Omaha among a list of states in a report about roads and forests in the US, page 12, yesterday. Omaha is not a state. We meant to say Montana.

Our opera review, Robinson Crusoe, at Iford Manor, Bradford-on-Avon, page 20, July 12, referred to the deft conducting of John Gibbons. That evening's performance was actually conducted by John Andrews. Apologies.

The "lion mare" jellyfish referred to in a report headed Sting in the tale for careless swimmers, page 10, July 9, is the lion's mane jellyfish.

Richard Fleischer's film Soylent Green, noted on page 17, G2, July 9, is set in 2022, not 2002.

A reference to a "law firm" in a report by our legal correspondent, page 5, yesterday, became "law company" in the editing. Lawyers practise in partnership and not as companies. "Firm" in legal parlance means a partnership. Although the word is used in everyday language as an alternative to "company" it should not be done in the context of legal matters.

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It was first published at 06.23 EDT on Friday 16 July 2004.